Three Countries Officially Quit Major West African ECOWAS Alliance
Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger accused the bloc of having double standards in punishing their military juntas. Negotiations ...
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Political intrigues and personal costs: Dan Etete and the scramble for Africa
The almost intractable deadlock was resolved on April 29, 2011 when the FGN, Shell and Eni signed the Resolution Agreement ...
3 junta-led nations formally quit Ecowas, the group that kept West Africa integrated
Widely seen as West Africa’s top political and regional authority, the 15-nation ECOWAS was formed in 1975 to “promote ...
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Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso officially dump ECOWAS
The Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, on Wednesday officially recognized the exit of three of its former ...
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The Growing List of African Countries Opening Their Borders with Visa-Free Travel
Can you travel to Rwanda, Seychelles, The Gambia, and Benin without worrying about a visa? Absolutely! These countries offer ...
ECOWAS loses membership of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger
Three junta-led nations have left the regional economic bloc ECOWAS, citing alleged French influence on the group. Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger are increasingly turning to Russia as an ally.
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ECOWAS Recognises Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso Exit, Grants Visa-Free Movement
ECOWAS asked its member states to still recognise the passports of the exiting countries bearing the ECOWAS logo until further notice.
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ECOWAS confirms exit of the Alliance of Sahel States from the regional bloc
The exit of Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso was the culmination of a year-long process during which the regional bloc tried to ...
‘I could feel the worms’: Neglected victims of Loiasis find hope in a remote research station
Ms Badolé suffers from loiasis, a chronic filarial disease caused by the Loa loa parasite, also known as the African eye worm ...
West Africa bloc announces formal exit of three junta-led states
The Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) on Wednesday announced the formal exit of junta-led Mali, Burkina Faso ...